Today's News

Members of the Oldham County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 62 hosted a forum Tuesday for candidates in county-wide races.

Lodge President Neil Johnson said 11 of 14 invited candidates attended the forum, including two candidates running unopposed.

Among those in attendance include candidates for judge-executive, county attorney and county clerk. Jailer Mike Simpson attended but his opponent, David Harper, did not. Two of the candidates for mayor of La Grange attended – Bill Lammlein and Brian Oerther – but incumbent Elsie Carter did not.

Our goal at The Oldham Era is and always will be to strive to report the news in as timely a fashion as possible, as accurately and as objectively as possible. We work to educate, inform and also entertain our readers. That responsibility is one the entire staff of The Oldham Era takes very seriously.

We are tasked with numerous challenges for various aspects of the newspaper operations at any given time. This is particularly true during the election season.

A busy spring sports season is about to start with baseball, softball, track and tennis opening next week.

Spring is known as a time of renewal and a time for young love and the North Oldham High School baseball and softball teams got their respective seasons off to a memorable start March 6 at the second Battle of the Sexes game.

While the baseball team managed a 6-1 win over the softball team, the big winner of the day may have been NOHS senior pitcher Mike Gant.

Several staff members from the College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University’s student newspaper, received awards from the annual Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association.

Crestwood senior Mandy Simpson won first place for feature story and third for personality profile. Simpson, an Oldham County High School grad, worked at The Oldham Era as a high school intern during her senior year.

December graduate David Harten of Louisville won second place for sports news story and honorable mention for sports feature.

Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve will host a Pet Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

During the event, the preserve’s new pet fountain will be unveiled and the Humane Society of Oldham County will have animals available for adoption. The event also includes refreshments, crafts for kids and gifts for pets and pet owners.

The event is free and pet-friendly for pets on leashes.

Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve is located at 12501 Harmony Landing Road in Goshen. For information, call 228-4362 or visit CreaseyMahanNaturePreserve.org.